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No. 586,681. Patented July 20,1897.

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G. W DOUGLAS. BICYCLE HOLDER.

No. 586,681. Patented July 20, 1897.

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GEORGE \VILLARD DOUGLAS, OF SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THEMARKET STREET RAILIVAY COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BICYCLE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,681, dated July 20,1897.

Application filed February 19, 1897. Serial No. 624,106. (No model.)

To all 20110122, it may concern:

Be it known thatI, GEORGE\VILLARD DOUG- LAS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBicycle-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to the class of holders 0 or carriers for bicycles;and its object is to conveniently suspend these machines by means whichcan readily be extended for use and easily folded back out of the way,thereby adapting the device for many situations and 5 places, requiringeconomy of space, or necessitating a folded and inconspicuous positionwhen not in action. Therefore, though my inventionis adapted for manyplaces, fixed or moving, it is especially intended for use in connectionwith vehicles, and more particularly street or other cars, and for thesake of illustration I have herein shown and described it in connectionwith a street-car, though I do not confine myself to such application.

5 My invention consists in the novel bicycleholder and in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of its parts, which I shallhereinafter fully describe by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a perspective View of the end of a car with my holderattached and shown carrying two bicycles. Fig. 2 is a View of the holderand a section of the clamp D and the rail 0. Fig. 3 is a top view of theclamp D.

; Fig. at is a side view of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan of the end of thecar, showing my holder.

A is the end of a streetcar, of which E is the dash, having a top rail0.

D is a clamp made to fit up under the top rail C and to be securedthereto, as by the lagscrew or bolt cl or other fastening. The end ofthis clamp projects backwardly from the rail and has made in it a hole01, the upper portion of which is made into a square socket (Z E is thesuspension-bracket, the inner end of which is provided with a rode,which passes down through the socket d and hole d of clamp D and down onthe outer side of the l dashboard to a guide socket or bearing 1')below. This rod forms the hinge pintle or pivot, with which thesuspension-bracket may turn to a position at right angles to the dashand to one parallel therewith. In order to hold said bracket in theposition to which it is turned, the upper end of the rod 6, as shown ate, is made square and adapted to engage with the square socket (ZTherefore to turn or swing the suspension-bracket it is only necessaryto lift it, thereby raising the square portion 6 out of the socket (lwhereupon the bracket can turn. Then by dropping the bracket theengagement of the square portion with the socket is made again and thebracket is held in position extended or folded. A small cotter-pin ethrough rod 6, prevents the bracket from being raised too high in getting ready to turn it. By removing this pin the bracket can be removedwholly from the car by lifting the rod 6 out of its fastenings. Thus thewhole device can be readily fitted to and removed from the car.

Depending from the suspension-bracket E is a hanger F, made of anysuitable material. It is best formed of a leather strap riveted to asteel backing. It will thus be strong enough and yet will not injure theenamel of the machine. The hanger is provided with means for engagingand supporting the bicycle. The best means are hooks, such as G, formedwith or attached to the hanger. The arrangement of these hooks is suchas to engage the wheels of the machine. In practice there are two suchswinging suspension-brackets, each with its hanger, or in case twomachines are to be carried each bracket will have two hangers. Eachhanger may have one or two hooks.

The use of the device is as follows: When not in action, the bracketswith their hangers are swung in against the dash and are there out ofthe way. For use they are swung out to an extended position and arethere held by means heretofore described. Then the bicycle is lifted inan upright position and so placed that the lower portion or tread of oneor both wheels rests in the lowermost hooks, while the upper hooks passunder and hang up the wheels by the upper portions of their rims. I haveherein indicated the bicycle as being carried, the wheels beingrepresented by \V. Thus one or more bicycles may be quickly placed inthe holder and carried safely and conveniently.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A bicycle-holder, consisting of a pair of separatedsuspension-brackets, horizontally disposed and having, at their innerends, pivotal connections with their support, whereby they may be swungin horizontal planes to extended and folded positions, averticallydisposed hanger depending from each of said brackets, andhooks on said hangers in position and adapted to engage the bicycle byboth wheels, to suspend it.

. 2. A bicycle-holder, consisting of suspension-brackets, horizontallydisposed and having, at their inner ends, pivotal connections with theirsupport, whereby they may be swung in horizontal planes to extended andfolded positions, vertically-disposed hangers depending from saidbrackets, and hooks carried by the hangers in different vertical planes,and adapted to engage the bicyclewheels both above and below, wherebythe bicycle is suspended and carried.

3. A bicycle-holder, consisting of suspension-brackets, horizontallydisposed and having, at their inner extremities, downwardlyextendingrods forming hinge-pintles, said rods having square upper ends, clampssecured to the support and in which the pintles are mounted andvertically movable, said clamps having square sockets for engaging thesquare upper ends of the rods and holding the brackets in an extended ora folded position, as desired, a vertically-disposed hanger dependingfrom each of said brackets, and hooks on said hangers in position andadapted to engage the bicycle by both wheels and to support it.

4. A bicycle-holder, consisting of suspension-brackets, horizontallydisposed and having, at their inner extremities, downwardlyextendingrods with square upper ends, guidebearings below and above, said rodsbeing vertically movable and axially rotatable in said bearings andclamps, and said clamps having square sockets for the engagement of thesquare upper ends of the rods, whereby the brackets may be held in anextended or folded position as desired, removable crosspins in the rodsto limit, the lifting of the brackets when in the act of turning,verticallydisposed hangers depending from said brackets, and hookson said hangers in position and adapted to engage the bicycle by bothWheels and to suspend it,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

GEORGE WILLARD DOUGLAS.

Witnesses:

J. D. JEssUP, GEO. B. WILLCUTT.

